Q&A with Founder & distiller Kirby Kallas-Lewis, OOLA DISTILLERY
OOLA has fast grown to be one of Seattle’s most popular micro-distilleries since they began barreling whiskey in 2010. Located in the heart of Capitol Hill, OOLA produces vodkas (citrus, chili pepper or rosemary), a grain-to-glass gin, Waitsburg bourbon...
Interview with Ian Hart, Distiller at Sacred Spirits
When small-batch “craft” spirits were already sweeping the US, they were virtually nonexistent in London prior to 2008. Some confusion with local laws meant few were attempting to open small distilleries in the city. That is, until pioneering Sipsmith...
Interview with Marko Karakasevic
When I think of Wine Country spirits, I think Charbay and the Karakasevic family. Certainly, they are distilling leaders, launching in 1983 around the same time as fellow NorCal/Bay Area pioneers St. George Spirits and Germain-Robin.
In a region that...
Interview with Jon O’Connor and Kyle VanStrien
Long Road Distillers co-founders, Kyle VanStrien and Jon O’Connor, have racked up awards and nominations since launching their Grand Rapids distillery over a shared passion for spirits in May 2015. From the beginning, Kyle and Jon committed to local...
Interview with Atelier Vie’s Founder Jedd Haas
Opened in 2011 by President Jedd Haas, Atelier Vie is a New Orleans-based distillery producing two kinds of absinthe, Toulouse Red and Toulouse Green, RIZ Louisiana Rice Whiskey, Buck 25 Vodka, and Euphrosine Gin #9. Their Euphrosine Gin earned...
Interview with Tim Obert of Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery
Since Tim Obert and Clint Potter founded Seven Stills in 2013 in San Francisco, they became the first and only brewery-distillery within the city’s small 7x7 miles. Seven Stills refers to the city’s seven signature hills (akin to Rome)...
Alayne & Jason MacIsaac of Sheringham Distillery
Sheringham Distillery’s commitment to sustainability is not just admirable, but crucial to our future. And it’s a vision they hope the craft distilling world will unite behind. Founded by husband-and-wife team Jason and Alayne MacIsaac in 2015 on southern...
Robert Dawson of Kō Hana Distillers
Kō Hana Distillers is a pioneering Hawaiian distillery specializing in agricole-style rums. The company began in 2009 as a farm, launching its first agricole-style rum made entirely from Hawaiian-grown sugarcane in 2014. Founders Robert Dawson and Jason Brand have...
Interview with Karen Hoskin of Montanya Distillers
In the 1880’s mining town of Crested Butte, known as the “official wildflower capital” of Colorado, is one of the country’s most successful rum distilleries: Montanya Distillers, which opened in 2008. President and distiller Karen Hoskin has crafted awarded-winning...
Interview with Distiller Joyce Nethery
Heading roughly 30 miles outside Louisville in the countryside of Shelbyville, a warm red post-and-beam building with exposed timber trusses houses a distillery, backed by a patio lined with rocking chairs. On these inviting grounds sits Jeptha Creed Distillery...
